puppylike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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By contrast, Newsom has chosen a more, shall we say, diplomatic approach, playing to Trump’s puppylike need for constant praise and attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
In Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the series demoted the stoic Kiryu to a supporting role and introduced a new protagonist, the annoyingly optimistic, puppylike Ichiban Kasuga.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
He honestly does seem like an incredibly sweet guy, just as everybody in Seasons says, one with a huge heart, a sometimes astonishing vocal talent, and a puppylike distractibility by fast-moving things.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2020
“There’s a puppylike quality to him, and that’s not Pierre,” Bothwell said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2015
Somewhere parrots squawked, somewhere else the puppylike yapping of toucans disturbed the solitude; nothing else.
From The Pathless Trail by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel
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